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[> [> [> [> Subject: Re: Hepititus C, never be scared,, be strong and knowledgeable
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Lisa
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Date Posted: 16:03:20 05/17/03 Sat
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>Mike and to anyone who has no insurance...I had to
>apply for SSI for the extreme depression caused by the
>hep, but could not use hep as the cause for the
>depression, I had to use hereditary manic depression
>to be covered (I was lucky that was in my family, who
>would have thought that would turn out to be
>luck)...It took me 3 years of appeals with SSI to
>finally be approved. But to increase the chances of
>getting SSI I had to go on adult assistance first. If
>you think I was depressed from the hep, that nearly
>threw me over the edge **lol**, the mountains of paper
>work was horrific, I finally had to get an advocate
>and lucky that I was referred to one who gave his
>assistance for two people per year free, he chose my
>case as one of them. He did win, my medical bills
>were paid up for those three years plus a settlement
>that paid off my mountain of other bills.
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>I am very grateful for SSI, as it has given me the
>gift of being able to rest mentally and physically...I
>will be going into treatment, without SSI it would not
>be possible. The bad news is I have the rarest type
>hep C that is infecting the US, by my user name you
>can see that. So they are saying recovery is maybe 10
>to 20%. Who knows, the info is so mixed it is hard to
>get pertinent information in regards to a particular C
>type.
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>My biggest problem right now is an unsympathetic
>doctor, who attributes many of my ailments to getting
>old....since I am up this month to be reviewed for SSI
>I do not risk changing that situation.
>>Hi Boni,
>> My name is Mike and I was told I have "c" in 1994.I
>>never took it too serious partly becouse of the
>>lifestyle I was and had lived for such a long time.I
>>have been clean from drugs for sometime now but still
>>drink beer.I know. Substatute one for another and I
>>have no excuse.
>> The thing is that now I have my head on right and my
>>life some what under control,my health is failing and
>>Im scared.I never have been to the doctor for it and I
>>have no insurence to boot.I just got out of prison and
>>have only been at my job less than a month.I tryed to
>>get medical treatment there but was told"we only deal
>>with life theatening emergencys"
I was has diagnosed in 2001. I has been on peg-interon and rebetol for 6 months, with good results. The side effects are horrendous. I am unable to work or drive, live alone, due to the side affects and can only just got medicaid for the RX. I can not pay even my rent. I have heard of some that have gotten SSI. How!! My incompetent Dr. says I have "flu like" symptoms. Even if I could work, Medicaid will not let you earn enough to even pay rent. Need suggestions and where to turn or else I will have to go off the treatment 6 months early.
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